Surf Forecasts:
Kennebunk Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, SE swell with 226 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kennebunk Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kennebunk Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, it's Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Kennebunk Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with ya: it’s a bit of a quiet spell. The whole 16-day window is pretty lean, with no real standouts to get fired up about. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with nothing worth paddling out for, so temper those expectations.
We kick off on Tuesday, July 7th, with some small, weak energy. The water’s running at 64°, which is a touch warmer than you’d normally expect for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus for the skin, but the surf itself is poor. We’re looking at a 3ft swell from the southeast with a short 6-second period, and an easterly cross-off breeze. The combined energy is weak at 95, and the conditions are just poor. Not much to work with there.
Moving into Wednesday, July 8th, the swell picks up a bit to 5ft from the southeast, period still a short 8 seconds. The combined energy climbs to moderate territory at 226, but the wind swings to a cross-on from the south-southeast, making for a choppy, messy surface. It’s still poor surf.
Thursday, July 9th, the swell drops back down to under 3ft. The wind is onshore and weak from the southwest, so the quality is shot. Poor conditions across the board.
Friday, July 10th, we hit a real lull. The swell drops to 2ft in the morning with a glassy surface from a light ENE breeze, but there’s just no push. Combined energy is a paltry 42. Poor surf.
From Saturday, July 11th, right through to the end of the forecast on Wednesday, July 22nd, it’s the same sorry story. Swell heights mostly hover between 1.0ft and 4ft, with periods that bounce around from a very short 3 seconds up to a long 15 seconds. The combined energy does hit moderate once or twice, like 153 on Saturday, July 18th afternoon, and 110 on Sunday, July 19th morning, but the wave comments all say "poor surf conditions." Even when we get a clean, glassy morning on July 19th with a 3ft swell and an easterly breeze, the quality is just not there. The wind is often cross-on or onshore, making a mess of things.
Honestly, there’s nothing here to recommend. For a sheltered beach like Kennebunk, a blank run like this is pretty normal when the swell direction and wind don’t line up. It’s a waiting game. Keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 179 | 226 | 202 | 137 | 83 | 81 | 122 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 56 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.76m | 5:40AM2.60m | 6:06PM2.86m | 6:38AM2.56m | 7:00PM2.96m | 7:39AM2.55m | 7:57PM3.06m | 8:43AM2.57m | 8:57PM3.17m | 9:45AM2.64m | 9:57PM3.27m | 10:46AM2.73m | 10:57PM3.34m | 11:43AM2.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.24m | 00:25AM0.19m | 12:36PM0.26m | 1:26AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.26m | 2:28AM-0.02m | 2:34PM0.22m | 3:30AM-0.14m | 3:35PM0.15m | 4:29AM-0.26m | 4:35PM0.07m | 5:26AM-0.34m | ||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 179 | 226 | 202 | 137 | 83 | 81 | 113 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SE 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | S 3 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 4 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 9 | E 7 | S 7 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 62 | — | — | 3 | 29 | 6 | 31 | 122 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | 56 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3507 | 11 | 52 | 141 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 235 | 590 | 235 | 235 | 324 | 585 | 296 | 590 | 1328 | 448 | 451 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kennebunk Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Kennebunk Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Kennebunk Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Kennebunk Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Kennebunk Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Kennebunk Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Kennebunk Beach is 17 km (11 miles) from Biddeford. If you plan a vacation in Maine, look for hotels and other accommodation in Biddeford. Biddeford has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest